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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1987

SEPTEMBER WAS NORMAL APART FROM BEING SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN USUAL. HOWEVER, HEAVY AND THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED HONG KONG ON SEPTEMBER 16. AND 72.0 MM OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM, RESULTING IN 11 CASES OF FLOODING.

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OCTOBER WAS DRIER THAN USUAL WITH 61.3 MM OF RAINFALL, REPRESENTING ONLY 51 PER CENT OF THE NORMAL AMOUNT.

ON OCTOBER 18, TYPHOON ELLEN APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND PASSED ABOUT 150 KM TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG, CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TERRITORY.

AN INTENSE SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED ON OCTOBER 28, BRINGING NOTICEABLY COOLER WEATHER TO HONG KONG TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.

NOVEMBER WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL, WITH 112.6 MM OF RAINFALL. ALTHOUGH THE AMOUNT WAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE MONTH'S NORMAL VALUE, THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 WAS ONLY FOUR PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM IDA, WHICH AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH, ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE NOVEMBER RAINFALL.

DECEMBER WAS CHARACTERISED BY A SIGNIFICANT COLD SNAP FROM DECEMBER 18 TO 20 FOLLOWED BY AN UNSEASONABLE WARM PERIOD LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.

WINNING SCHOOLS IN CLEAN COMPETITION NAMED

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WINNERS OF THE 1986 CLEAN SCHOOL COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, REGIONAL COUNCIL, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN NAMED.

WINNING THE SECONDARY SECTION WERE ST. PAUL'S CONVENT SCHOOL IN HONG KONG, MING KEI COLLEGE IN KOWLOON AND KEI YUEN COLLEGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE THREE PRIMARY SECTION WINNERS WERE ST. CLARE'S PRIMARY SCHOOL IN HONG KONG, FUK WING ST. GOVERNMENT PRIMARY A.M. SCHOOL IN KOWLOON AND THE NTW ́AND JWA LEUNG SING TAK SCHOOL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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